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Thirty-nine years ago, a group of librarians, lawyers, and other individuals committed to protecting and preserving First Amendment freedoms in our libraries and schools came together to found the Freedom to Read Foundation.  Since its founding, the Foundation has provided legal resources to libraries and librarians fighting to preserve the freedom to read in their communities and helped to advance First Amendment freedoms for every citizen.  Among its major victories is the decision securing full First Amendment protection for the Internet; other court victories across the country have returned books to library shelves and preserved free inquiry in school libraries.

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 Freedom to Read Foundation Gala promotion
Promotional flyer for Freedom to Read Foundation gala.
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A message from the Feedom to Read Foundation

On Sunday, 12 July 2009, members and friends of the Freedom to Read Foundation will come together to celebrate the Foundation’s forty years of successes and to ensure the Foundation’s future by raising funds for the Foundation’s endowment.  The gala will take place in the new Modern Art Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago (one of the first public events to take place in this space!) and will honor the Foundation's visionary director, Judith F. Krug, and the work of the McCormick Freedom Museum, which strives to educate the public about the Bill of Rights and our individual freedoms.

We are asking you to provide whatever is the most appropriate support for your state library agency.  Here are just a few suggestions:  

  • place the attached ad in your publications;
  • write a congratulatory note to Judith F. Krug;
  • purchase an ad in the anniversary gala’s program book (ad prices range from $250 to $750);
  • purchase a table ($1,250 for table of ten) and, of course, individual tickets are available too at $125.  Tickets will go on sale Friday, 2 January 2009; or
  • become a sponsor of the gala (sponsorship opportunities from $1,250 to $25,000). 

Your support will help ensure the success of the gala and help provide another forty years' of legal protections for the First Amendment in libraries.  

I hope we can count on your generous support for this very special evening.  For further information on the event, price of gala tickets, program ads, sponsorship opportunities, or other details, please check out www.ftrf.org/ftrfgala.  Or if you prefer, please call Jonathan Kelley at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4226; (312) 280-4226; e-mail:  

jokelley@ala.org with any questions or if you need additional information.